of being with someone but can't commit". Jacob, from Television Without Pity, praised Nate's storyline and Mädchen Amick's performances in the episode. Michelle Graham of Film School Rejects praised the Nate's storyline, calling it a "blessing for him as his character has always been one of the least interesting". Graham was surprised with the transformation of Dan Humphrey and compared his character's dating habits with Chuck Bass, further adding that the change "is a nice way to flesh out an otherwise goody goody guy. Hopefully he won’t revert to [this] type with his reunion with Serena." Graham had high hopes for the premiere and considered the episode a "good start to the season, with plenty of threads to weave into a new storyline but sadly none of them are as scandalous as last year’s… Yet." On Jenny's character, Graham considered her storyline "predictable & dull, but there’s definitely something enjoyable in seeing her boss get dissed by a famous model." BuzzSugar commended how the storylines were "tidied up" so fast. In contrast to positive criticism, Amber Charleville of Firefox News considered that "despite the fresh locale and the ever snappy voiceover of Gossip Girl", she found that "most of the characters were up to their same, stale tricks" but praised Blake Lively's performances, saying that she knows that Serena isn't perfect, "but she does try to be a good person". Further praise went to Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick's performances as Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass had "handedly saved the episode from total ruination". References External links 2008 American television episodes Gossip Girl (season 2) episodes Television episodes about vacationing